About RiseupVPN
Service overview
RiseupVPN is a hosted personal VPN service from the Riseup collective, not merely software for operating a private server. Its dedicated official page says it routes internet traffic through an encrypted connection and provides clients for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and Android. Installation does not require an account registration or a conventional paid subscription.
The service is donation-funded. Riseup estimates a cost of approximately $60 per user per year and asks users to contribute, but that figure is a suggested donation, not a compulsory annual price. The site describes RiseupVPN as an experiment in sustaining an accessible non-profit VPN. A finite trial period or a paid upgrade tier was not established in the reviewed pages.
Riseup says it does not log users’ IP addresses. The Windows documentation identifies an OpenVPN process and local troubleshooting logs; these should not be confused with a verified server-side logging audit. Desktop instructions describe connected, disconnected and traffic-blocked states, and the site also explains limitations common to VPNs. The older Bitmask-based Riseup Black service is described as replaced by RiseupVPN, so its retired account model should not be assigned to the current application.
This is a source-based service overview, not a hands-on review. No speed, streaming, leak or security tests were performed. Availability and commercial terms can vary by location, platform and payment channel; confirm the final order and applicable legal terms before subscribing.
Provider facts
Published information from the sources below. Features are provider claims, not VPNReviews test results. Missing facts are shown as Not confirmed.
- Ownership
- Riseup collective; precise operating legal entity not confirmed in reviewed pages
- Jurisdiction
- Not confirmed
- Published pricing
- Free access funded by optional donations; suggested $60/year contribution is not a required price
- Billing term / upfront cost
- No paid subscription required; optional donations
- Renewal price
- Not confirmed
- Platforms
- GNU/Linux · macOS · Windows · Android
- Advertised protocols
- OpenVPN (identified in Windows documentation)
- Advertised features
- No account registration · Donation-funded · Traffic-blocking connection states · Provider says IP addresses not logged
- Simultaneous devices
- Not confirmed
- Refund terms
- Not confirmed: no paid access subscription required; donation terms separate
- Free-plan availability / limits
- Yes: donation-funded access without account registration
- Published audit details
- Not confirmed
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